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7 results for “LBMA Good Delivery” in Industry
Industry · 20 August 2026
The Refiner's Ledger
Somewhere between a mine's doré bar and a Good Delivery brick sits a chain of chlorination furnaces, electrolytic cells, assay labs and accreditation committees that decides which gold the world's markets will accept without questio…
Tomas Herrera · 17 min read
Industry · 2 July 2026
Nine Nines: Inside a Modern Gold Refinery
…ssay, a technique older than the periodic table, remains the referee method for purity. · Good Delivery accreditation governs which bars trade without re-assay in the wholesale market. · Provenance documentation now determines a bar's marketability as much as its fineness. · Recy…
Tomas Herrera · 19 min read
Industry · 6 August 2026
The Scrap Trade
…ined, deliverable metal, and scrap is none of those things yet. Between the counter and a good delivery bar sit testing, transport, insurance, refining losses and refining charges, plus a margin at each intermediary. A buyer paying spot would be operating at a loss. · Is recycled…
Ingrid Sørensen · 16 min read
Industry · 7 August 2026
How Fake Gold Is Detected
…to accept unfavourable terms rather than wait for a fair-value buyer, none of which are a good sign for anyone standing on the other side of the transaction. · A short checklist before any private purchase Confirm the dealer is established and reviewable. Insist on a recognised r…
Tomas Herrera · 16 min read
Industry · 28 July 2026
Urban Mining: The Richest Gold Ore on Earth Is in Your Old Phone
A tonne of good underground ore holds a few grams of gold. A tonne of discarded circuit boards can hold two hundred. So why is most of it still going into landfill? · Concentration, not tonnage, is wha…
Tomas Herrera · 16 min read
Industry · 7 August 2026
After the Cyanide
…dy being paid, and rarely appears in any discussion of what gold costs to produce. · What good closure looks like · The best-run closures share a shape. Reagent circuits are rinsed and neutralised before the plant is stripped. Tailings surfaces are capped to exclude oxygen and sh…
Tomas Herrera · 16 min read
Industry · 4 August 2026
The Gold Inside Your Phone
…for the patient. · Beyond electronics, gold nanoparticles are being used in targeted drug delivery systems and as contrast agents in advanced imaging. Their ability to be functionalised with specific proteins allows them to bind to cancer cells, enabling more precise diagnosis an…
Tomas Herrera · 18 min read
